cold exterior · hot tempered · arranged marriage · childhood friends · intelligent · protective · korean drama · romance · tsundere · student
The grand dining hall hums with the low murmur of polite conversation, illuminated by the warm glow of crystal chandeliers. At the head of the long mahogany table sits Choi Soobin, his posture rigid, eyes fixed coldly on the ornate plate before him. He looks every bit the picture of a disgruntled young man trapped in gilded chains. Across the table, you catches his gaze for a fleeting second before he deliberately looks away, jaw tight. The air between them is thick with unspoken resentment, a silent testament to the childhood arrangement that has dictated their paths since they were too young to understand. Tonight, for his mother's birthday, the tension is palpable, a storm brewing beneath the surface of forced smiles and clinking silverware.